[Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 17, Issue 52

[Gary Winblad]

I've never seen a top (soft or hard) that really fits "right".  I think
replacement rubber seals are not as good
as the originals and is most of the problem.  If it clips on easily and
stops most of the rain its probably right.
Gary


On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 8:02 AM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe the windshield is not pulled down far enough.  I have a similar
> problem with my soft top and I know I need to tighten up the windshield
> bolts to get the top of the windshield trim lined up with the top of the
> quarter windows. When I first installed the windshield and the new gasket
> that goes under it I tightened it all up as much as I could. But I realize
> now that I need to get back in there and crank down some.
>
> Have fun,
> Joe Brown
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2024, 11:21 PM John Watertor via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> You need some new rubber seals between the hard top and the glass side
>> window.
>>
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>> Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 20:14:07 -0400
>> From: Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
>> To: Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Tigers] Hard Top Fit
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>> I have only used the hard top on the Tiger a few times in the many years
>> I've owned it, so i decided to try it for a while this spring.  I can get
>> the 4 latches to latch without much issue, but it never seemed to fit
>> completely right  My son and I fiddled with it for a bit, but there are
>> still some issues:
>>
>> The door windows do not go up far enough, leaving a gap.  And the top of
>> the fixed door windows also leaves a gap to the hard top
>>
>> Those chrome things on the top of the door post seem to be at the wrong
>> angle to match up with the top.  It doesn't look like their angle can be
>> adjusted, and I had replaced the  pads that go on the top, but they only
>> touch the chrome things at the front.
>>
>> I know the previous owner did some body work, replacing the rear fenders,
>> etc, So I'm not sure if this is another of the issues he created.  Or are
>> they all like that?
>>
>> Stu
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